Minutes of the Los Medanos College
Associated Students
Senate Meeting
Date:
Monday, April 8, 2013
Place:
Los Medanos College – Library Conference Room 105
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565-5107
Chair:
President Sherrie Anderson
Call to Order:
Meeting was called to order at 1:01 pm
Roll Call:
Present
Absent
President Anderson
Comm. C.E. Klipp (excused)
*V.P. Shi
Senator Lactaoen
*Comm. P.O. Ndiribe
*Treasurer Clark
*Parliamentary Kochketola
*Senator Ayoko
*Senator Bijlani
*Senator Lecky
*Senator Martinez
*Senator Moreno
*Senator van-Eckhardt
Advisor Ashley Adams
*Voting board members
Quorum: Those present constitute a quorum.
2. Approve
Motion to approve the agenda of 4/8/13 with removing items #6 & #9
Motion: Parliamentary Kochketola
Second: Senator van-Eckhardt
Vote: 9-0-1
Motion passes.
Motion to approve the minutes of 4/1/13 with the amendment from Parliamentary Kochketola
Motion: Senator Moreno
Second: Senator Ayoko
Vote: 9-0-1
Motion passes.
3. Public Comment
Monica Chand, Student from Professor Clarke’s class
4. Officer/Senator Reports
President Anderson
-Complaint towards the Student Life Office (needs to open at 9am, have someone there)
-Anything you do towards the Breast Cancer Conference counts as office hours
Senator Moreno
-Academic Competition on 4/13/13
V.P. Shi
-Academic Competition on 4/13/13, there is a meeting on 4/12/13 at 11 am
Senator van-Eckhardt
-Freedom singers
-“I Love Africa” event from the UMOJA Scholars
-Earth Day, Recyclable art competition, Advisor Appreciation ceremony on 5/8/13, Veteran
campaign
Parliamentary Kochketola
-Senators received a hard copy of his report stating the following: “Incorrectly advising the
Senate regarding unanimous consent”, “request volunteers prior to the Senate voting on the
question”, “minutes accurately reflect what happens in the meeting”, “Brown Act has a
website, the agenda must be posted there”, “improving the way the Senate does business”,
“Antioch Code Enforcement project”, “schedule for the New Organizing Institute Webinar
series”
Senator Lecky
-No Report
Senator Arroyo
-Joined the Antioch Code Enforcement committee
Senator Ndiribe
-Scholarship fundraising for the Breast Cancer Conference was successful
Senator Martinez
-No Report
Treasurer Clark
-Fill out the form attached, and return it to me today
-Working on fundraisers for the Breast Cancer Conference
-Breast Cancer Conference meeting today at 3pm in L125
-Newspaper article on breast cancer conference
-LMCAS activities website promoting Breast Cancer Conference
-No committee report
-Possible pizza sale next week
Senator Bijlani
-Sold donuts
-SACHE is selling coupons for $20 from Mountain Mike’s pizza
5. Advisor Report
-Senate committee list is updated
-Elections open up today!
-Academic Competition on 4/13/13, a meeting on 4/12/13 and volunteers need to be there at
11 am
-Julian Bond at CCC on 4/12/13 from 7-9pm
-Tabeling for high school orientation on 4/27/13 & 5/4/13, can sell desserts but not food
-Advisor Appreciation Ceremony on 5/8/13
- Bay Adventures to see Alvin Ailey on 4/26/13 at UC Berkeley $15 includes transportation and
admission
- UMOJA’s “I Love Africa” event on 4/12/13 from 4pm-5:30pm in the Library
7. Approval of Senator Appointments to committees
Motion to move Senator Ayoko to the SSCCC Region committee
Motion: Senator van-Eckhardt
Motion to the amend the previous motion by adding Ad Hoc and the Antioch Code
Enforcement committee
Motion: Parliamentary Kochketola
Second: Senator Lecky
Motion passes.
8. Rules for sashes/Rules on whether to pass/or not pass an excusable absence
Motion to amend the “LMCAS Guidelines for Sashes” by substituting “Stella Wards” in place of
“Student Success Ceremony”
Motion: Parliamentary Kochketola
Second: Senator Moreno
Vote: 9-0-1
Motion passes.
Motion to amend the “LMCAS Guidelines for Sashes” by changing the word “Board” to “Senate”
on the last bullet paragraph point
Motion: Parliamentary Kochketola
Second: Senator Moreno
Vote: 9-1-0
Motion passes.
10. LMCAS Election Candidate Nominations
-Senator van-Eckhardt, Senator Ayoko, Senator Moreno, & Senator Bijlani move to nominate
Comm. C.E. Klipp as President
- Senator van-Eckhardt, Senator Ayoko, Senator Moreno, & Senator Bijlani move to nominate
V.P. Shi as Vice President
-Senator Moreno, Senator Ayoko, & Senator Bijlani move to nominate Treasurer Clark as
Treasurer
Motion to table item #10 after all items are finished
Motion: Parliamentary Kochketola
Second: Comm. P.O. Ndiribe
Motion passes.
11. Breast Cancer Conference funding raising information/update
-Confirm if you’re going to participate or not
-Suggestions for fundraisers like Jamba Juice
12. Resolution recognizing the Debate Team
-Bring to next week’s meeting as a new agenda item
13. LMC Foundation Student Veteran’s Scholarship Campaign
-Six-week campaign (Feb. 26-Apr. 8) to raise $30,000 to fund veteran scholarships
-Approximately 320 registered veterans (many more not self-reported)
Motion to approve $1,000 to the LMC Foundation Student Veteran’s Scholarship Campaign
Motion: Parliamentary Kochketola
Motion fails.
Motion to approve $5,000 out of the cluster club budget to the LMC Foundation Student
Veteran’s Scholarship Campaign
Motion: Senator van-Eckhardt
Second: Senator Bijlani & Senator Martinez
Vote: 8-1-0
Motion passes.
14. Senators do outreach during office hours with table to advertise clubs and activities
-To advertise the student body
-To answer how LMCAS operates
15. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Peace Conference update and information
-Event held on 4/12/13 from 5-9pm in LMC Science Building Room 136
16. Adoption of a consent calendar for administrative matters
-To put into action calendar list items to be approved, unless there’s an objection
17. Funding Request: AGS Statewide Honor Society Convention
-To be put in next week’s meeting
18. Senate decision on letter from Senator C. Lactaoen
Motion to accept Senator C. Lactaoen’s resignation to the LMCAS Senate
Motion: Parliamentary Kochketola
Second: Treasurer Clark
Motion passes.
Motion to accept the nominations of LMCAS
Motion: Treasurer Clark
Second: Senator Bijlani
19. Future Agenda Items
-Item #s: 11, 12, 16
20. Adjournment
-Meeting was adjourned at 3:15 pm